Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Immigration News

On August 20th ICE had issued  a new policy  which  calls for an expedited adjudication for cases involving a detained alien whose application is currently pending before USCIS.  USCIS shall adjudicate such cases within 30 days of receiving the file. In cases where an alien is in removal proceedings but is not detained, such cases shall be adjudicated within 45 days by USCIS. Further, the memo calls for dismissal of certain cases in removal proceedings where an alien appears eligible for relief from removal. 
This is great news for immigration attorneys as well as their clients, as it will free up the court system, and cases that are in some circumstances being scheduled as far as 2 years from now, will be able to get adjudicated much faster. 

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